Bearing for shafts



Dec. 14 1926. 1,610,321

G. s REEvEs BEARING FOR SHAFTS Filed Feb 6, 1926 Geqgye G- i against the under edge of the ear4. This Patented Dec; 14, 1926;

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BEARING non sHArrs 7 Application filed February i This invention relates to bearings for rotating shafts in which the two parts of a separable bearingare'held firmly in operative position by means Whichcan be read-3' ily released to permit the parts to be disas- ;se1nbled, said means being also readily adjustable to takenp"wear orito render the bearing applicable to shafts which maydiffer/slightly in size. Although applicable: to devices of widely different character, the in- Yvention is illustrated in connection with a connecting rod which maybe thatemployed in automobile. engines, or similar machines -ure 1.

sthereof the usual semi-cylindrical bearing portion 1 which is provided at opposite sides '35 InYthe. drawings: 1 1 V Figure 1 is anielevation of the bearing, with the rotating shaft in cross section. jFigure 2 is. an elevation of the bearing iewed at substantially right angles-to Figtop plan view of one'ofthe ers for the two parts ofthe p member m loyed in connection so a There is illustrated aporition-of-aconli {with the wedge nectingF-rod A having formed at oneend with projecting means 2. e A corresponding v semi-cylindrical portion 3 is provided at op- I posite sides with earsf l which oppose the ears; 2 "of the other member. This member is also provided :with an oiling opening 5. l/Vhen the two membersl and 3. areheld' together thevprovide ajcylindrical bearing for the usual shaft Br]: .7

7 A holding member 16 is'provided foreaoh pair of1ear's and attend sincetheseware the ,sa megat bothsides, itis'onlv necessary to Jdescribe one of these-members, The hold ing'member 6 has anjelongated central-open v ing-7,slightly wider than the width of the ears '2 and 4 and adapted to "receive thesame,

the lower portion :of the opening hearing I opening,v however, is considerablv. longer than the corresponding dimensions of the ears 2 and 1 and the member films at this side "thereof a central projecting portion 8 having an undercut edge?) as-shown in Fig-f e, 1926; serial lqo. 86,505;

ures 4 5. The edgeof theear 250a the side opposing the vundercut portion 9,1nay j also becorrespondingly.undercut as inclicated at 10 in Figure 2; i

, Thereis provided for use with each holdin'g'niember 6 "awedge such'as indicated in a Figure 6.. This wedge 11 has a margin 12:

,anda central? thicker portion prolvided with grooves 13. When the wedge is moved into position as shown in "Figure 2,; themargin ,12 fits in the undercut portions: 9v andflO and prevents accidental movement ;of the "wedge at an angle oto its direction of entrv. 7 Each -'wedge is held against accidental removal to ward. the right in Figure 2 by the following -'mea S;

Figured? is stampedout, of sheet metal and bent to the form there illustrated or one equivalent thereto; l'llhis has ai base portion A retaining member 14 such'as shown in 15 extending ,.to,;one*side ofa'cross bar-16' and from this crossbar rise -narrow strips 1 20 and 21-whicjhj connectto pa-Wl'members and 18 ,bentvover to lie approximately parallel: to the base, 15. .Thesepawl members-are so formed that one lies slightly; in; V advance. of theiother, as clearlvi shownjin 'Figure 2; for apurposehereinafter set forth,

! When. the parts are assembled thegmemberf 6,

is placed in position surrounding-a pairof ears 2. and l and the retaining. member 14s 1 is placed so that the base portion 15; lies. over the cut out ,Z in'the member fipas in-.

dicat' dr n g re hi .theiin i s 14: fits between theiearfl and the: opposite the ears2 and 4: towardeach other and thus holding the parts land of the bearing in proper relation toforin-a cylindrical bearber 181 will rest on the top of one of the ridges intermediate said grooves, ready to drop into the next groove, if the wedge is moved slightly furthen This enables afin'er adjustment to be obtained by the vuse'of relatively large and strong grooves and ridges. Itwill be seen that the undercut portions 9 vand 1O prevent the removal of the wedge in p0rtion of thef-mem'berfi After this hold ing member isfthus-placed in position, the

wedgeis inserted and moved toward-the 7 left in Figure 2.- Thisresults in drawing 1 portion 20 fits in a sl0t 1 9 cut at thefedge or: p the-projecting part 8 of the member 6 The r other connecting portion 21 ofithe member ing. WVhenfthe wedge l S lII POSllZlOH if the 1 end of the pawl member 17 drops intoone of the'grooves 13, thef-endo f the pawlmem- 

